U.S. Economy in 2nd Straight Quarter of Steep Decline

Courtesy NYT > Business  Wed, 04/29/2009 - 07:11

The government reported that gross domestic product shrank at a 6.1 percent annual rate, worse than economists expected, dampening hopes that the slowdown was easing.


 

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